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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Cornell University
Johnson Graduate School of Management

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Address: Sage Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
E-Mail: mba@cornell.edu
Web site: http://www.johnson.cornell.edu


THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

Graduating class seeking employment (1)   90%

Graduates who:
received their first job offer by graduation 67%
received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 77%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 4%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) 0%
were starting a new business (4) 1%
postponed their job search 1%
did not seek employment for other reasons n/a
 
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year n/a

(1) Seeking full-time professional employment.
(2) Includes graduates whose studies were financially sponsored by their employers and are returning to those employers, or who were employed while a student and will continue working for that employer.
(3) Enrolled/will enroll in further graduate studies.
(4) Starting a new business as owner. Does not include students accepting jobs with a salary in a new (startup) business.

Top 15 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past 12 months and the number of students hired:
FirmGraduates Hired
1. Johnson & Johnson 17
2. Deutsche Bank 7
3. Standard & Poor 7
4. CIGNA 5
5. Deloitte Consulting 5
6. J.P. Morgan Chase 5
7. Lehman Brothers 5
8. Ansell 4
9. General Electric 4
10. Citigroup/Citibank 3
11. Colagte Palmolive 3
12. Goldman Sachs 3
13. IBM 3
14. Unilever 3
15. Pfizer 3


Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002

$83,759
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002

$85,000
Average first-year signing bonus

$18,996
Median first-year signing bonus

$20,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus

76%

(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.



2002 GRADUATES REPORT

Editor's Note: Based on responses to BusinessWeek's 2002 survey of graduates.

Median starting base-salary

$85,000
Median signing bonus

$20,000
Median other compensation

$20,000
Median MBA loans

$43,000
Average number of job offers at graduation

1.6
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program

$41,128
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment

39%


CAREER DIRECTIONS

Graduates accepting jobs in the following fields:
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 8%
Finance/Economics 44%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 2%
Marketing 17%
Other 29%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 4%
Central/South America, Mexico 1%
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
93%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 2%

Within North America:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 9%
Midwest U.S. 9%
Northeast U.S. 61%
South U.S. 2%
Southwest U.S. 3%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 9%


MBA INTERNSHIPS

Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: n/a

Top 15 recruiting firms:
FirmInterns Hired
1. Lehman Brothers Holding 10
2. UBS Warburg 9
3. Johnson & Johnson 7
4. J.P. Morgan Chase 7
5. American Express 7
6. Pfizer 6
7. Deloitte Consulting 5
8. Goldman Sachs 5
9. Standard & Poor 4
10. Cigna 4
11. Citigroup/Citibank 4
12. Intel 4
13. Honeywell 4
14. Deutsche Bank 3
15. General Electric 3


Internship compensation:
Paid internships 99%
Average internship compensation $1,431
Median internship compensation $1,363


B-SCHOOL SERVICES

Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination Month offered Paid for by B-School
Week on Wall Street

n/a Yes
Week in Silicon Valley

n/a Yes
Walk Down 128th Street, Boston

n/a Yes
National Black MBA Association, Orlando

n/a Yes
National Society of Hispanic MBA's, San Antonio

n/a Yes


TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main buildings: Yes

School's investment in technology over the past three years: $2,900,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school added a computer lab of 46 computers. Eight walk-up computers, customer relationship and knowledge management systems, a wireless LAN, and a school-wide collaboration system were also added. In addition, new systems for admissions, alumni, career management, course management, and LSP bidding were implemented. Servers were added to support the Intensive Business curriculum. Computer-based training modules were added. Classrooms were redesigned to enhance videoconferencing, communication, and projection systems. A videoconferencing system was implementedfor student use.


ALUMNI AFFAIRS

Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes

Alumni networking Web site:
http://admin.johnson.cornell.edu/alumni/

Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes

The B-school has awarded 10,579 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 10,252 living MBA alumni, and 15 MBA club(s) in 4 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.

During the past 12 months, 22% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $3,130, and a mean gift of U.S. $250. As of Jan. 2000 the B-school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million, and the B-school's total endowment is U.S. $115,000,000

Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Rick Sweeney


 
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